Bologna stone

noun

Etymology

Specimens were found near Bologna in the 17th century by Vincenzo Casciarolo.

Definitions

  1. The phosphorescent form of baryte.

    • It was concerned with the causes of the phosphorescence of the so-called 'Bologna stone' (a mineral named by the author of the book with the more imposing term of litheosphorus).

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for Bologna stone. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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